Anomalurus
Encyclopedia
Anomalurus is the largest genus
in the rodent
family
Anomaluridae, with four species. It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.
Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel, Anomalurus beecrofti, is sometimes moved to its own genus, Anomalurops, but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of Anomalurus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Anomaluridae, with four species. It is the only genus in the subfamily Anomalurinae.
Species
- A. beecrofti - Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
- A. derbianus - Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
- A. pelii - Pel's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
- A. pusillus - Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel, Anomalurus beecrofti, is sometimes moved to its own genus, Anomalurops, but Dieterlen (2005) and other authorities consider it to be part of Anomalurus.